Nearly one year ago, former WBA Light Heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (15-2, 10 KOs) made two critical decisions that are now paying dividends as the 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian prepares for this Saturday night’s showdown with B.J. Flores (31-1-1, 20 KOs) at The Palms in Shumenov’s adopted home of Las Vegas.
In one of the biggest Saturday evenings in Boxing this year, an amazing six world titles were contested last night. We kick things off with the a double bill at The Arena in Manchester, England where WBA super bantam “regular” champion Scott Quigg turned the tide of his contest against Kiko Martinez with just one…
Germany’s Nikki Adler is the old and new WBC Female Super Middleweight Champion after beating Szilvia Szabados from Hungary by unanimous decision Friday night in front of 1,000 fans at MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. After ten hard fought rounds judge Massimo Barrovecchio (Italy) scored the bout 98-90, Francisco Alloza Rosa (Spain) and Giuseppe Quartarone…
Middleweights Nick Blackwell and Damon Jones will weigh-in on Friday, July 24 at Derby Arena ahead of their British middleweight title clash the following day. Also appearing at Friday’s 1pm weigh-in – open to the general public – are English flyweight champion Louis Norman and his opponent Brett Fidoe, Bolsover’s Jamie Robinson and his opponent…
Super bantamweights Scott Quigg, Kiko Martinez and Carl Frampton are all in action this weekend, with Martinez acting as measuring stick for both. IBF champ Frampton has fought and beaten Martinez twice, the first time resulting in a stoppage in the ninth round in 2013 while the second contest went the distance last year, with…
Fighters competing on the huge Premier Boxing Champions on CBS and Showtime Championship Boxing cards held an open to the public final press conference Thursday before they enter the ring this Saturday, July 18 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The evening event on Showtime features Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr….
Turkish top prospect Avni Yildirim is convinced that WBO Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham will defend his title against Robert Stieglitz this Saturday in Halle, Germany. “He is in good shape”, said Yildirim after sparring with “King Arthur” last week in Berlin. “Abraham is very experienced but he doesn’t seem to be very hungry anymore….
World-renowned boxer Dmitriy Salita and his Brooklyn Brawl series will heat up Coney Island on Tuesday, August 25, as he brings “Boxing At The Beach” back to MCU Park, the home of baseball’s Brooklyn Cyclones. Salita Promotions will open a year’s worth of events with a professional fight card at the New York Mets’ minor…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will engage in a warm-up contest against Argentina’s experienced Gonzalo Basile next month, before switching his attention to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The heavy-hitting Aussie is the current mandatory challenger for Chagaev’s crown, but a series of uncontrollable issues have led to the fight being delayed.
This Saturday, at the Warren Valley Golf and Banquet Center in Warren, Michigan, three prized fighters under the Victory Sports & Entertainment management banner will be on display. Undefeated Lightweight, Sonny Fredrickson, will be in action against tough veteran Marteze Logan in a six round bout. Undefeated Featherweight Tyler McCreary will take on John Willoughby…
Anthony Joshua MBE will face Gary Cornish in his first major title bout with the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title on the line at The O2 in London on September 12, live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 13-0 with 13 devastating KO wins since turning pro and now looks to add major belts to…
Scott Quigg says Kiko Martinez is the most dangerous opponent of his reign as WBA Super Bantamweight champion as they clash for the title on Saturday, July 18 at the Manchester Arena live on Sky Sports – but says the challenger is not ready for the new and improved champion. Quigg swatted aside his first…